An edition of Babel-17 (1966)

Babel-17

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An edition of Babel-17 (1966)

Babel-17

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During an interstellar war one side develops a language, Babel-17, that can be used as a weapon. Learning it turns one into an unwilling traitor as it alters perception and thought. This is discovered by the starship captain Rydra Wong. She is recruited to discover how the enemy are infiltrating and sabotaging strategic sites.

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Publisher
Ace Books
Language
English
Pages
173

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Subjects

Artificial Languages, Fiction, Language, Life on other planets, Specimens, Upside-down books, Women linguists, Women poets, Science fiction, Optical illusions, Fiction, science fiction, general, Linguists, Language and languages, award:nebula_award=novel, American Science fiction, Amerikaans Wetenskapfiksie, American fiction, Amerikaanse fiksie

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Cover of: Babel-17
Babel-17: Empire star
2001, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
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Babel-17
1987, Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
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Babel-17
April 1978, Ace Books
in English
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Babel-17
1976, Gregg Press
in English
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Babel-17
1967, Ace
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Babel-17
1966, Ace Books
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First Sentence

"It's a port city."

Edition Notes

Nebula Award for the best science fiction novel of the year.

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New York
Genre
Science fiction

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
173
Number of pages
173

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL13588645M
ISBN 10
44104591060
OCLC/WorldCat
617016

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August 22, 2021 Edited by tea Added description.
November 5, 2011 Edited by WorkBot merge works
April 13, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the edition.
February 15, 2010 Edited by 71.136.69.84 fixed author, added id number which is not quite isbn, added note and first sentence and oclc
August 29, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Western Washington University MARC record